DAREDEVIL #15

I like the country of Latveria. It is not plagued by hardship or hysteria. Daredevil thinks I'm talking sh*t. He would rather travel with a hit. Of turpentine mixed with friendly bacteria. Or also known as 'yogurt' to Writer: Mark Waid; Artist: Chris Samnee; and Publisher: Marvel Comics in August 2012. Not the fruit based variety though.

So what’s the STORY
morning glory?

Do you remember what it felt like going shopping with your Mother
for a school uniform? Yeah. Well, times it by two, add a six, and then you'd
have a pretty good idea what Daredevil feels like in this tale called 'Can You
Hear Me Now'. Hopeless, utterly-utterly hopeless.

Picture
the scene or I'll shoot you; poor hapless Daredevil has changed his tag-line
to 'man without fear', to 'man without any senses', all because Baron Von
Typecast has injected him with nanodroids, in the vein attempt to figure
out how his radar sense's work for his master, Doctor Doom.

Matt
can not hear. He can not feel. He can not watch television, either.

However,
after spending a bit of time becoming a reality show contestant, Daredevil
eventually seizes the opportunity to fight back in his own amiable way.

Kind
of. Zzzt. Zzzt.

To be continued when a metallic marvel rears his shinny shell-head.

What is the most
memorable SENTENCE OR CONVERSATION spoken in this issue?

Most of Daredevils inner-dialogue was very well conveyed in
this yarn. But for me I liked it when he said...

'No Hope. No escape. That's the sinkhole my mind wants me to
slide down. It would be so easy. And the only thing that's saving me for the
moment, ironically, is that I never do it easy'.

Ha! Who says stubbornness isn't a good thing at times?

What was the BEST
thing about this issue?

Now normally when you read a comic book about a hero being
in danger, deep down in the back of your mind you know they'll be OK by the end
of the piece -- unless the media has spoilt it in advance of course.

But this issue made me believe in Daredevils despair -- and not
for one single minute did I presume he'd be OK by the end of it. Good on you
Mark Waid. You crafty so-and-so you.

What was the WORST
thing about this issue?

My one small miniscule gripe with this adventure is how did
Daredevil know how to climb up the side of the building, if he previously stated
that he did not have any sense of touch? Also, how could he find his Avengers communicator
and kit himself out?

This is a small plot gripe though, nothing else.

What was the most CREATIVE
thing about this issue?

STORY: One of the most creative things about this story was its
whole conceit -- disabled hero stripped of all his senses, and tries to escape
from his captors. Not something you'd see every day, is it? Plus it was pretty
good too.

ART: There was a scene in this story where Daredevil starts
off hazily visualising the nurse who is looking after him, before it quickly melts
into an imposing image of Doctor Doom looming in the background. Class page layout
that. Bravo Chris Samnee. You've proven your worth in this issue without a
shadow of a doubt.

If you had to CAST
TWO CHARACTERS in this comic book, who would they be and why?

BALD DOCTOR: Ever since I saw David Suchet play 'Poirot' on
television, I could not help but presume he must have had some medical training
prior to playing this French role. You see, both medical personnel and Parisians
are a bit aloof at times, aren't they?

INEPT SECURITY GUARD: Just look at that face. Go on. Look at
it. And tell me that Andy Whyment from Brit-soap, 'Coronation
Street', doesn't look like the type of a man who'd
shoot himself in his own foot with a gun.

If this issue had a
MOVIE TAG LINE, what would it be?

I Can't See. I Can't Feel. And I Can't Hear. Who Am I? A
Politician.

If this issue were a MOVIE,
an OBJECT, or a piece of MUSIC, what would that be and why?

In essence this story had a relentless tone to it, which
somehow symbolised struggling and the need to break free from your senses. Therefore,
in my own warped estimation, this issue is none other than Manfred Mann's
pop-ditty 'Blinded
By The Light'.

You know it make sense.

FINAL thoughts...

By in large this was a pretty nice issue to read. I
liked the idea behind the story, plus the execution was top-whack too.

Though, for me, the one thing that did let it down slightly was
its evenly paced tone, and it's slight gaff in plot.

Granted, this wasn't so major that it spoilt my enjoyment of
this story in its entirety. Oh no. Rather, it just gave the high quality scribe
Mark Waid normally brings to the table a sullen dent. Not too much -- Marks a
star -- and he has a plan in mind that has kept Daredevil a must read, month in, month
out.

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